This Post is Somewhat Insulting to Jeff Bennett

I’d want to win in A) Late, thrilling fashion

And B) Early, blowout fashion

Now if you were to ask me if I would want a win/lose to be decided prior to knowing the outcome, I’d say early on both accounts.

 Late, thrilling fashion for wins unless we play BOS or NYY because I love to see the wave of their fans leaving in the 7th inning like the poor sports they are.

For a loss I would pick Late because the game is more interesting

BOTH!

I prefer late, thrilling unless it’s a monumentous home game. In that scenario, blowouts can be even better. Home, playoff blowouts are amazing.

Wins: A.
Losses: B.

The blowout wins are nice, but I tend to tune out after the 5th inning or so.

With losses, I’d prefer to know the outcome early on. Nothing like getting your heart ripped out late in a game.

As a fan of the fringy players, I look forward to the occasional blowout. Think The Mighty Thayer at the Bat. Obviously the close games are fantastic. I just want my baseball back.

Wins: B
Losses: B

The former is just fun to watch (Pena crushing a 2R HR when we already lead by 9), while the latter prepares me for the disappointment and reduces the subsequent mini-depression. Also, I like — as FreeBRZ noted — when funny circumstances arise, a la Josh Wilson pitching.

Sure, losing close games stinks, but winning close games is incredible. I see the strength of the emotion being about the same, just being in opposite directions, so I say bring on the strong emotions.

I’m not sure if I think the chart above is perfect, so feel free to make your own. I have a feeling everyone’s chart will look slightly different, but who knows.

Blow out wins or loss becomes just fun conversations at the games while I move on to a game or something else when on T.V.

Close games are fun to watch even if we lose it’s entertaining baseball.

Am I the only one who gets SO excited when I start seeing the baseball preview magazines (Athlon, Lindy’s, etc.) on the supermarket shelves???

I’ve literally bought every one since I was a kid (and still have them), even though now I can easily get far better information on the internet.